Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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